Part 5National Parks and the Broads
61Members of National Park authorities
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Amend Schedule 7 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) (National Park authorities) as follows.
I42
In paragraph 1, for sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) (constitution of National Park authorities) substitute—
2
A National Park authority shall consist of—
a
a specified number of local authority members,
b
in the case of a National Park in England, a specified number of parish members to be appointed by the Secretary of State, and
c
a specified number of other members to be appointed by the Secretary of State;
and “specified” means specified in the relevant order.
3
The total number of—
a
local authority members, and
b
parish members,
must exceed the number of other members.
I43
In paragraph 2 (local authority members), for sub-paragraph (6) substitute—
5A
Sub-paragraph (5B) applies to a person who retires from being a member of a council by virtue of an election.
5B
Sub-paragraph (5)(a) does not terminate his office as member of a National Park authority until—
a
three months after he retires from being a member of the council, or
b
if earlier, the day on which the National Park authority receives notice of a proposed replacement appointment;
but if he is re-elected he is eligible for re-appointment to the National Park authority.
I44
In paragraph 3 (parish members of English National Park authorities), for sub-paragraph (4) substitute—
4A
Sub-paragraph (4B) applies to a person who retires from being a member of a parish council by virtue of an election.
4B
Sub-paragraph (3) does not terminate his office as member of a National Park authority until—
a
three months after he ceases to be a member of the parish council, or
b
if earlier, the day on which the National Park authority receives notice of a proposed replacement appointment;
but if he is re-elected he is eligible for re-appointment to the National Park authority.
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For sub-paragraph (6) of that paragraph substitute—
5A
Sub-paragraph (5B) applies to a person who retires from being chairman of a parish meeting by virtue of an election.
5B
Sub-paragraph (5) does not terminate his office as member of a National Park authority until—
a
three months after he retires from being chairman, or
b
if earlier, the day on which the National Park authority receives notice of a proposed replacement appointment;
but if he is re-elected as chairman he is eligible for re-appointment to the National Park authority.
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In paragraph 4 (members, other than parish members, appointed by the Secretary of State), in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “three years” substitute “
four years
”
.